About Salaha Village

Salaha is a large village in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,309, made up of 1,198 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Kalyanpur
Pincode	848125
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	2,309
Male Population	1,198
Female Population	1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Salaha compares

By the 2011 count Salaha is the 47th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Salaha

Salaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Salaha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Salaha from other places

Salaha lies about 159 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Nonar Halt, about 10 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Salaha
Nearest railway station	Nonar Halt	10 km
Nearest town	Piro	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kalyanpur	35 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	159 km

Villages closest to Salaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalyanpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Salaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Salaha village had a population of 2,309. That makes it the 47th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Salaha village has 1,198 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salaha has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Salaha is 848125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salaha covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Salaha falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Salaha is Nonar Halt, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Salaha.

Salaha is about 159 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salaha is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Nonar Halt is about 10 km away. Piro is about 11 km away. Kalyanpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.